New Delhi:
A high level
Chinese delegation is studying Indian expertise on Urbanisation and related
policy issues.
The delegation
headed by Xia Yong, Vice Minister, the Legislative Affairs Office
(LAO) of State Council, People’s Republic of China held a bilateral meeting
with senior officials of Union Ministry of Urban Development under the chairmanship
of Sudhir Krishna, Secretary (Urban Development) here on Thursday.
The Chinese
delegation is visiting India to understand the issues of Urbanization including
migration, land acquisition, urban slums, resettlement and rehabilitation.
Speaking on
the occasion Xia Yong stated that China is facing challenge of land acquisition,
resettlement and rehabilitation related to Urbanization. He added that India
and China are facing same rates of urbanization in the post-1990 period and
this process has been accompanied by important shifts in their economic and
social structures. For this reason China would like to understand the Indian
process of Urbanization and related policy issues, he added.
Sudhir
Krishna pointed out that apart from land acquisition, planning the cities
better can help to accommodate more people per sq. km. Measures like high rise
buildings, Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and mixed land use can help in
augmenting the urbanisation rate without the substantial need to acquire more
land .
India has
developed several legislative, administrative and financial measures to deal
with various aspects of Urbanization, he added. The Secretary said that
recently the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in LARR Act, 2013 has
been enacted to facilitate land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement.
The states
have also been given financial aid and policy guidelines for carrying out
infrastructure development and slum reforms. He disclosed that the Central
Govt. is giving financial assistance to states for constructing 1 mn dwelling
units for the poor people during the current five year plan and another 1.5 mn
dwelling units during the next five year plan.
The Chinese
delegation appreciated the information sharing on slum management and slum
reforms being carried out by Central and State Governments in India .
Xia Yong
expressed hope that the meeting will be a good start for future cooperation in
the area of Urban Development between India and China.
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